Local Government & Property Damage Solicitor

The role

Weightmans is seeking a solicitor to join its Public Sector practice group in Birmingham or Leicester. This role focuses on defending high-value and complex property damage claims for Local Government and Statutory Bodies, with opportunities to manage your own caseload and progress to more complex matters.

What you'll do

• Assist on high value and complex property damage claims
• Handle lower value FT/MT property damage claims
• Assist on large scale disclosure exercises
• Prepare and obtain witness and expert evidence
• Meet court deadlines
• Run the day to day of your cases
• Liaise with clients, opponents, court, witnesses
• Undertake your own liability investigations
• Handle or assist on predominantly PL property damage claims involving residential and commercial properties and statutory infrastructure
• Assist senior fee earners with various tasks including general case management, legal research, drafting of witness statements, instructions to experts and counsel, reports to clients and preparation for court hearings
• Attend client meetings and court hearings
• Respond promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and other parties, with and without supervision
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Support the team’s business development activities

What we're looking for